Team India’s Chartered Flight to Barbados Arrives; Storm Strands Cricketers, Delhi Return Delayed
India is bringing back the victorious T-20 World Cup 2024 team from Barbados via an Air India chartered flight. ANI tweeted that the flight is expected to be visible.
Air India Champions 24 World Cup (AIC24WC)
According to PTI reports, Air India’s special chartered flight named ‘Air India Champions 24 World Cup (AIC24WC)’ is set to bring Team India back to Delhi by Thursday morning at 6 am.
Possibility of Direct Arrival from Bridgetown to Delhi
It is possible for Team India to arrive directly from Bridgetown to Delhi. Upon arrival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will honor the players, but no confirmation of the event has been made yet.
No Statement Yet from BCCI
So far, there has been no official statement from the BCCI regarding the team’s arrival.
Latest Schedule Updates
If there are no changes to the schedule, the flight from Barbados is expected to depart at 4:30 AM (2 PM IST). It will land in Delhi by 16:00, where the team is expected to disembark at 6 AM on Thursday (Indian time).
Special Flight Today
The team was scheduled to arrive in Delhi via a special flight this evening.
Grantley Adams International Airport Resumed Operations
Grantley Adams International Airport resumed operations on Tuesday. Earlier, Team Bridgetown was expected to arrive in the evening at 6 pm (July 3, 3:30 AM IST) and on Wednesday evening at 7:45 pm (IST) to reach Delhi.
Hurricane Beryl Now Category 4
Hurricane Beryl has been reduced from Category 5 to Category 4 and is advancing towards Jamaica.
Planned Return on July 1
The Indian team was supposed to return to New York on Monday to return to India, but the schedule was disrupted due to bad weather.
Report of Hurricane Beryl’s Impact
It is reported that Hurricane Beryl’s rapid winds of 210 km/h are causing turmoil in the Atlantic. This storm was about 570 km southeast of Barbados and disrupted airport operations.
India Team Became World Champion on June 29
The team won the T-20 World Cup on June 29. The Indian team became champions in this tournament after 17 years. Not only that, India has ended an 11-year drought of ICC trophies. In the final match held in Barbados, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs.
